Chris:
The 2000 series of ReplayTV does not have an ethernet jack. It only has a POTS jack that allows you to call out via old fashioned Ma-Bell. However, not all is lost. You may be able to get some relief by changing the baud rate at which the modem connects to your POTS line. When setting up the outbound dialing, on the screen that asks for a "prefix" to be entered (IE: pause, call waiting disable, etc) press the ZONES button. This will allow you to edit certain MODEM settings. One is speed.

PS: I also have MagicJack, however, I can not get it to work either even at 9600 buad. And, forget about TMobile at home- it does not work either. Good Luck

I have been using a Panasonic ShowStopper 2000 with VOIP for a couple of years now with mixed results. I first subscribed to SunRocket VOIP and it would only connect about once or twice a week. Being that you get a weeks worth of programming with every connect this was almost OK. I expirmented with DSL filters, different baud rates, different local call in numbers without any luck. I sit there and force connection attempts over and over again. Then SunRocket went out of business and TeleBlend took over. All of a sudden I was connecting almost every night. This got worse over time, and now almost a year later I can't get it to connect at all. In desperation I thought I would try a MagicJack free trial. It's not easy but if I work at it, I can force a connection at least once a week to get programming info and sync my clock. I have found that slower is not always better with baud rate. My best chance of connecting seems to be at 16.4. I also tried all the local call in numbers and use one that I think gives me the best chance of connecting.
I am still looking for a solution that provides better connection success. I have heard that Comcast DigitalVoice might be better. I may try that next.

If the unit fails on a connect, there is a chance that the modem registers get corruptted. If this happens you must remove power to clear them, a warm reboot will not do it. So if you were experimenting with speeds and they got fouled, all of your attempts afterward would fail even though one might have worked cold._________________Tony
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If the unit fails on a connect, there is a chance that the modem registers get corruptted. If this happens you must remove power to clear them, a warm reboot will not do it. So if you were experimenting with speeds and they got fouled, all of your attempts afterward would fail even though one might have worked cold.

The key words here are "there is a chance that the modem registers get corruptted". In reality this doesn't happen. If I am experimenting with speeds and failing to connect, I will always connect eventually if I am persistent enough. This is without a power down.

"In reality", it most certainly does and you should stick to what you know.
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I spent far to many hours then I care to admit forcing Replay TV to connect over VOIP. What I do know that I can always connect after connect failures without powering down to clear corrupt registers as long as I am persistent. You may be correct in theory or maybe in some models or setups but that is the way mine works and that I do know.

I guess I was in luck. My unit was a 5k. I used Vonage and connected with no problems. At a later time I network so it is not connected to the phone line anymore. I do not remember having to do anything special. I just plug it and worked.

It seems like some hit it lucky with dial up on VOIP and others don't. There are also a lot of variables like VOIP provider, internet provider, ReplayTV modem speed and local call in number. After trying all the variables I can't get a connect with Teleblend (my VOIP provider) anymore. So I pay $20 a year for MagicJack, just so I can plug it in once a week and force a ReplayTV connect to get my program guide and keep the clock synced.